Post-demographic dividend vs United States: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Post-demographic dividend
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 16.7% against 13.3% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Post-demographic dividend | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 14.4% | 3.8% | United States |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 16.3% | 4.0% | United States |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 17.3% | 3.6% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Post-demographic dividend or United States?
- United States, at 16.7% against 13.3% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Post-demographic dividend and United States?
- 3.4%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Post-demographic dividend and United States rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.